XP tomb raider Crash

[Episode]

Hey all, http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/wave.gif

Bit of a problem here, i insert the tomb raider 1 disc in to my PC and the setup automatically starts which is in DOS mode , fair enough i just quit the setup, BUT then when i return to the windows desktop from DOS all the screen is all messed up and split. Any ideads as to why this happens???? Im running windows XP professional with a radeon 9200 PRO and Athlon XP 2400+

Regards - Mark -

[julialee]

You might like to try this link to another Q about win XP and TR1
Bokkie's installer may help you get the game running. Welcome to the forum http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/wave.gif link (http://www.tombraiderforums.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=11;t=000923#000001)
By the way I have Win XP pro and I run TR1 with Glidos and its excerlant ;)

[ 01. February 2004, 18:30: Message edited by: jules ]

[JENN]

Just a thought...but are you pressing the WINDOWS key?

Anyhow, if that's not the prob Jules' link should help you out. Be sure to check out GLIDOS (http://www.glidos.net) too! http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Episode]

Thanks for the replys , the game works fine, its just when i exit the game and return to the desktop all the screen is messed up and split. and when i run GILDOS its got 2 black lines down the centre of the screen and no sound.

Thanks again for the replies its appreciated

[Episode]

And to Jenn im not pressing the windows key

regards - Mark -

[julialee]

Have you got VDM sound download and the TOMD.EXE
download from the Glidos site?

[Nicky]

Welcome to the forum, Mark http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/wave.gif

It may have something to do with your video card. I suggest posting your question in the Tech Support (http://www.tombraiderforums.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum;f=11) section of our forum http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

Jules, cool avatar! http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[julialee]

Thanks Nicky http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/wave.gif http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/hug.gif

[JENN]

LOL!! Love the avvie Jules! :cool:

Mark before you can use Glidos you need to download VDMSound and the 3DFX version of Tomb.exe which you can get from TRC (http://www.tombraiderchronicles.com) take a look at the glidos and TR installation instructions (http://www.glidos.net/install.html?lang=en) as well. You may find them helpful. Let us know how you get on. http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/wave.gif

[Episode]

I tried every thing you said guys/girls and no luck with the problem :(

thanks for the replies :D

Im just gonna s**** my comp and build a new one as im putting it down to a graphics card problem and im a getting a bit cheesed off with the one i got. i was wondering, Is there a graphcs card out there that will work well with all tomb raider games???? any suggestions on a system set up that works well with tomb raider????

thanksa gain for the replies

Regards - mark -

[Nicky]

Hi Mark http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/wave.gif

Personally, I have a Nvidia GeForce 2 MX/MX 400, and I can say it goes along pretty fine with all TR games http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/smile.gif Of course I had to put all kinds of patches and fixes to make the older ones work, but this was mainly cause the TR1 and UB are DOS based games and have problems running on XP.

[Episode]

hi Nicky http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/wave.gif

Thats what i had in before i got the radeon 9200 pro, i might put it back in see how it goes. well thanks for all the replies folks been very helpful. http://www.tombraiderforums.com/images/smilies/hug.gif

[ 02. February 2004, 19:53: Message edited by: Episode ]